Mace 100 g

In its natural state, mace is a bright crimson lace, encasing the brown nutmeg in irregular, fleshy lobes. As it is dried, it develops its characteristic aroma but loses its bright red color. Its bouquet is sweet and fragrant, similar to nutmeg, but stronger. Its flavour is warm. sharp and aromatic, more intense and slightly sweeter than nutmeg Applications : mace works especially well with milk dishes like custards, cream sauces. It contributes to flavouring light-coloured cakes and pastries, especially donuts. It can enhance clear and creamed soups and casseroles, chicken pies and sauces. Some beverages improve with a little mace, especially chocolate drinks and tropical punches. You can add ground mace to meat marinades, sausage mixtures, curries and stews and nutmeg goes particularly well with lamb, chicken and veal.